BarcelonaThis week, Barcelona's seafront has been even more crowded with runners than usual. These have been the last few days to get our bodies ready for the Barcelona Half Marathon, which will be held tomorrow, Sunday. Some 30,000 athletes, the all-time record for the event, will set off from the Picasso promenade at 8:30 a.m. and will finish their route on the Pujades promenade after having run through the main streets of the Catalan capital such as Avenida Paral lel, Gran Via de las Corts Catalanes, and Avenida Diagonal.
The figure of 30,000 participants, from 95 different countries, makes the Barcelona Half Marathon the second most crowded in Europe (behind Berlin) and the first in Spain. In addition, 40% of the athletes will be women. In 2024, they were 35%.
Beyond the challenge of completing this test for amateur athletes, there will be 27 men and 21 women of elite level who will seek to win the Half Marathon and break the historical record. In the men's category, the record is held by Charles Kipkkurui Langat, with 58 minutes and 53 seconds from 2023. And, in the women's category, it is held by Joyciline Jepkosgei, with 1 hour, 4 minutes and 29 seconds from last year's edition. Traffic disruptions will last approximately between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Impacts on mobility
The Barcelona Half Marathon will affect the routes of 38 bus lines and three tram lines between 7:45 and 12:45 hours, approximately, according to Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB). For this reason, the transport company recommends the use of the metro during these hours and for travel around the streets where the race will take place, especially in the area delimited by the Gran Via and the seafront.
The service on the T4, T5 and T6 lines of the Tram will also be affected: between 7:45 and 12:45 there will be no service on the T5 and T6 lines between Glòries and Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica, nor will there be service on the T4 lines between Glòries and Estació de Sant Adrià.
